Russian River Valley Wineries

Open daily 11 – 5.

New look, new artwork, same gorgeous view.

Group Tasting: $10 per person for groups of 11-20 and $15 per person for groups of 21+, non-refundable. Please make reservations 48 hours prior to tasting.

Open Daily 10am – 5pm

Native New Englanders Peter and Diana Merriam first envisioned a French-style winery in the United States during their honeymoon in France, where they were struck by the rich culture of food and wine and the seamless quality between life and work among French vignerons. After more than a five-year search for the perfect vineyard with pedigree, they purchased Windacre in 2000 and began blending French-style wines on the warmest edge of the Russian River Valley.

Since acquiring Windacre in 2000, Peter Merriam has taken the first step in creating blends with true vineyard character by complementing the original merlot vines with cabernet franc, petit verdot, and cabernet sauvignon. In other words, the true blending of Merriam Estate wine begins in the estate Windacre Vineyard.

In 2008 Merriam Vineyards proudly introduced their winery and tasting room, where visitors are invited to cross cultures as they taste California-crafted Bordeaux-style wines in a tasting room designed to reflect the comfort and warmth of a New England-style home. We invite you to enjoy a picnic on our beautiful patio overlooking the vineyards.

https://www.facebook.com/MerriamVineyards/

The winery was founded by Merry Edwards in 1997 with the guiding principle that “Great Wines Are Grown,” and it has long been known for its terroir-driven, single-vineyard Pinot Noirs, including the winery flagship Meredith Estate. In 2025, the winery released its first single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, also from the Meredith Estate vineyard. The winery also makes a variety of appellation wines, with Pinot Noirs from Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast and Anderson Valley, as well as a world-famous Sauvignon Blanc and luscious single-vineyard Chardonnay from the Olivet Lane Vineyard.

Since Merry’s retirement in 2019, this California Certified Sustainable Winery has been led by Merry’s handpicked successor, Heidi von der Mehden, who continues in the tradition that came before her, crafting masterful wines of depth and elegance.

We invite you to join us for a vineyard-view tasting, either in our stunning, flower-filled courtyard or in a relaxed indoor setting. Choose from our Appellation or Reserve Tasting experiences and explore how tradition, innovation and terroir unite to create distinctive wines of unparalleled quality.

Go with the Flow! Join us for a taste of “pure pinot passion” at our family owned and operated, 4-tier gravity-flow, solar-powered winery!

Moshin Vineyards is located in the heart of the Russian River Valley where we specialize in small lots of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc. We began in 1989 with a mere 200 cases and have slowly grown to nearly 8000 cases, mainly Pinot Noir. Our estate vineyards are sustainably farmed and hand-harvested to continuously bring you excellent wine from happy grapes.

The Tasting Room is open 7 days a week, walk-ins welcome, from 11:00am – 4:00pm. (Last seating is at 3:30pm) Tasting Fee $30.00, waived with 2 bottles of wine purchased.